Contorted cats pile into the hiragana syllables for namazu — catfish. Kuniyoshi's cats-as-calligraphy series, where typography is a team sport.

Maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Date: c. 1841–1843
Medium of the original: Woodblock print
Original held by: Private collection
Credit: Private collection · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01887

As chosen: 8 x 12 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	8 x 12 in
Outside size	9.6 x 13.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
8 x 12 in	194	Good	Trimmed 2.5%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 10 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
11 x 14 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
12 x 16 in	132 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 18 in	129 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
16 x 24 in	97 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 24 in	88 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 30 in	77 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 36 in	64 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 40 in	53 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	44 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged